Spring in Oregon can be cloudy and rainy one day, warm and sunny the next. No matter the weather, Tualatin Valley offers amazing activities — indoors and out — that are fun for the whole family.
If the forecast calls for wet weather, plan a family game day. Sherwood Langer’s Entertainment Center invites visitors to go bowling, climb a 46-foot rock wall or play a game of laser tag. Feeling energetic? Tackle 20 different obstacles on a ropes course, including a 56-foot climb to the top of the building to ring the Langer family’s dinner bell. Young kids will love the Timber Town Jungle Gym, and the whole crew will appreciate the on-site restaurant with family-friendly fare like pizza, burgers, milkshakes and salads.
Families can reserve a bowling lane at KingPins Family Entertainment Center in Beaverton. After your game, play laser tag in a 3,800-square-foot, two-level arena. An arcade features 50 different games plus the comic animated VR experience “Virtual Rabbids,” suitable for all ages. Hungry? Order some corn-dog bites and mac and cheese, build your own pizza, or enjoy a Caesar salad and a burger and brew.
Ready to get outside? Schedule a two-hour canopy tour with Pumpkin Ridge Zip Tour (kids must be 8 or older), which features seven zip lines and two suspension bridges that take you up to 120 feet up in the air. Once outfitted with hard hats and gloves, you’ll sail through the trees and over water. Tour guides offer fun facts about ecology and the spectacular conifers and deciduous species all around you.
Depending on conditions, spring can also be a great time to get out on the water. Pack a picnic, then head for Brown’s Ferry Park in Tualatin to rent kayaks, canoes and life vests from Alder Creek Kayak, Canoe, Raft & SUP. Kids under 18 must be accompanied by an adult, and you must be at least 12 to paddle your own watercraft. Explore the Tualatin River, then wander paths along the creek and pond to check out interpretive signage about the region’s history and nature. A wildlife-viewing blind offers the perfect spot to spy a bald eagle, great blue heron or snowy egret.
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